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as in lurched
to make a series of unsteady side-to-side motions
the boat tossed to and fro in the heavy seas
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2
as in jerked
to make jerky or restless movements
tossed and turned in bed all night, unable to sleep in the heat
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as in threw
to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm
toss that football over here
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as in discarded
to get rid of as useless or unwanted
we need to go through the basement and toss whatever we don't use
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Recent Examples of tossed
Staying on theme, Diaz tossed her hair into a quick updo with face-framing tendrils hanging out.
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Christina Perrier, InStyle, 17 June 2026
Cardboard boxes, whether filled or not, should definitely be tossed, as these attract insects of all kinds.
—Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 17 June 2026
But during Prasad’s tenure as the FDA’s head regulator of gene therapies, the agency tossed the agreement and demanded that UniQure conduct sham surgeries as controls.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 17 June 2026
Continue reading … BEHIND BARS — 'Happy Face' killer warns fellow serial killer Rex Heuermann could be 'tossed to the wolves' in prison.
—FOXNews.com, 17 June 2026
So Grace just tossed them in the trash uncapped.
—Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 16 June 2026
On Monday, the latest round of threats, meetings and lawyerly-lawyer speak was tossed about between Tech and the Big 12 Conference, and an increasing number of state attorney generals who are looking for some of that sweet Ken Paxton publicity pie.
—Mac Engel
june 15, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 June 2026
Harrison, who was drafted in 2015, was the leading scorer for the Tempo with 17 points at the time she was tossed.
—Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026
The Astros nearly scored the go-ahead run when Yordan Alvarez tried to score on an overthrow, but Bachman was backing up the plate and tossed the ball to catcher Logan O’Hoppe in time to get him.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 11 June 2026
Christina Perrier, InStyle, 17 June 2026
Cardboard boxes, whether filled or not, should definitely be tossed, as these attract insects of all kinds.
—Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 17 June 2026
But during Prasad’s tenure as the FDA’s head regulator of gene therapies, the agency tossed the agreement and demanded that UniQure conduct sham surgeries as controls.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 17 June 2026
Continue reading … BEHIND BARS — 'Happy Face' killer warns fellow serial killer Rex Heuermann could be 'tossed to the wolves' in prison.
—FOXNews.com, 17 June 2026
So Grace just tossed them in the trash uncapped.
—Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 16 June 2026
On Monday, the latest round of threats, meetings and lawyerly-lawyer speak was tossed about between Tech and the Big 12 Conference, and an increasing number of state attorney generals who are looking for some of that sweet Ken Paxton publicity pie.
—Mac Engel
june 15, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 June 2026
Harrison, who was drafted in 2015, was the leading scorer for the Tempo with 17 points at the time she was tossed.
—Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026
The Astros nearly scored the go-ahead run when Yordan Alvarez tried to score on an overthrow, but Bachman was backing up the plate and tossed the ball to catcher Logan O’Hoppe in time to get him.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 11 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tossed
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As the opening ceremony began with a flurry of speeches, the bus carrying Team Zambia lurched to a stop by the side of the road in southern Zimbabwe, 200 miles away.—
Ryan Lenora Brown,
NPR,
14 June 2026
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In a December 2024 crash, a bus lurched onto a sidewalk outside Curley K-8 School in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood.—
Willoughby Mariano,
ProPublica,
8 June 2026
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In the summer of 2020, former Morgan Stanley trader Adam Crawley was wandering through Indonesia, Thailand and Australia, perfecting his qigong with a man called Master YanG, when a cold message on LinkedIn jerked him back to reality.—
Phoebe Liu,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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John jerked Maggie back by the elbow and stopped her from stepping into the street.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 May 2026
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Lopes notably threw himself in front of a Mikel Oyarzabal volley with just moments to go, a prime example of the back-four’s commitment to defend their goal.—
Thom Harris,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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In the series opener, Lauer threw his four-seamer in the zone only 42% of the time, cutting his chase rate to 23%.—
Liana Handler
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
16 June 2026
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Not because Wyck is a Root repeat, but because the actor has spent four decades playing men who are overlooked, discarded, and possibly clinically depressed.—
Stephen Rodrick,
Rolling Stone,
16 June 2026
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With a mission statement that champions the customer, the economy and the environment, a single Melia Ann garment replaces two pieces that would have otherwise been produced, shipped and eventually discarded.—
Elizabeth Grace Coyne,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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Some gold ETFs directly invest in bullion kept in vaults, while others invest in shares of mining companies that tend to follow the price of gold while also being swayed by the companies’ management decisions, efficiency and financials.—
Liz Knueven,
CNBC,
12 June 2026
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Yet voters weren’t swayed by Steyer’s money, seeing the donation as a rational response by a company deeply invested in California to a candidate who at least acknowledges basic energy reality.—
David Blackmon,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
Verb
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One woman ordered some home furniture while two children fidgeted nearby.—
David Lyons,
Sun Sentinel,
23 Mar. 2026
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Between each dance was an excruciating silence during which network-TV producers monitored and reset their equipment while the men fidgeted onstage like excitable children.—
Rebecca Jennings,
Vulture,
20 Mar. 2026
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Later, at the Spurs hotel five blocks from the arena, someone hurled an egg at star Spurs center Victor Wembanyama, but missed.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 June 2026
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Dock Ellis of the Pittsburgh Pirates hurled a 2-0 no-hitter in the first game of a doubleheader against the San Diego Padres.—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
Verb
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But especially especially Bea, who got dumped from the island.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
13 June 2026
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In order to standardize their modeling, over the last couple of decades climate scientists developed a suite of projections for how much CO2 would get dumped into the atmosphere via fossil fuel use.—
Adam Frank,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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“Tossed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tossed. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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